Il Dio Sotto La Pelle
Piero Piccioni's hidden masterpiece finally emerges. His 1974 Il Dio Sotto la Pelle soundtrack fuses jazz, psychedelic orchestration, and world music into transcendent spiritual journey. Ethereal strings, exotic instruments, and contemplative atmospheres mirror the film's exploration of identity and the sacred. Double transparent orange vinyl edition of 500.
Fellini Satyricon
Nino Rota's most radical work finally gets deluxe treatment. His groundbreaking Fellini Satyricon score abandons melody for archaic soundscapes - tribal percussion, atonal instruments, dissonant choirs creating an alien musical language. This avant-garde masterpiece evokes ancient worlds through pure sonic imagination. Limited transparent red vinyl edition of 500.
Reminiscences of Raktako: Huayno Guitar from Cuzco and Ayacucho, 1930-1940
Huayno has its roots in the Andes during the colonial era, when indigenous peoples began to blend their music with influences brought by European settlers. During this process the Spanish guitar naturally became very prevalent, incorporating the tunings, finger-style and rhythms of the traditional Andean harp along with it. The late Alberto Juscamaita Gastelú, known as Raktako, was a renowned guitarist, composer and mentor to generations of guitarists from his home in Ayacucho, southern Peruvian…
Riddles of the Sphinx
Lost 1977 electronic score by Soft Machine's Mike Ratledge, crafted with enigmatic Denys Irving on modified Moog/ARP synthesizers delivering ten hypnotic sequences of minimalist repetition. Transferred from BFI archives after master tapes vanished, this new 300-copy reissue follows the long out-of-print 2016 edition. Essential Riddles Of The Sphinx finally unearthed.
L'Héritier
A long-awaited reissue of one of the most compelling scores in 1970s French cinema. Originally released in 1973, L'héritier reveals Michel Colombier at his most cinematic and experimental—blending downtempo funk, psych-prog atmospheres, and early electronic abstraction into a rich, dramatic soundworld. Now officially reissued for the first time by Transversales Disques, this deluxe 2025 edition restores the original recordings and expands the experience with five previously unreleased tracks fro…
Zulu Guitar Blues - Cowboys, Troubadours and Jilted Lovers 1950-1965
Zulu Guitar's Pioneering Tricksters, but for this compilation of rescued songs masterfully restored from rare 78 rpm shellacs, few could imagine the diversely beautiful roots of Zulu Guitar Music emerging during the period 1950 – 1965. Story-tellers and master musicians appropriate outlaw personae, re-purpose country and western, Hawaiian and other styles, to stretch and challenge our notion of “the Zulu guitar”. Twenty-five songs (18 on vinyl) plunge us into the depths of the migrant experience…
La Proprietà Non è Più un Furto
Quartet Records, in collaboration with GDM and Universal Music Publishing Italia, presents the definitive, remastered reissue of Ennio Morricone’s complete score for Elio Petri’s 1973 film La proprietà non è più un furto (“Property Is No Longer a Theft”). This darkly satirical drama—starring Ugo Tognazzi, Flavio Bucci, and Daria Nicolodi—marks the final chapter in Petri’s celebrated “trilogy of neurosis,” following Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto and La classe operaia va in…
Idoli Controluce / E La Donna Creò L'Uomo
Beat Records is pleased to re-release on CD the OSTs by Ennio Morricone for the romantic comedy films Idoli controluce and …E la donna creo’ l’uomo (aka Volles Herz und leere Taschen). In this score, Morricone alternates pleasant, lounge-flavored tunes (“Sophisticated boy," “Relax in solitudine," “Rendez –vous”) with romantic themes (“Le meno importanti," “Le cose più importanti”). This CD reissue, lasting 51:04, includes for the first time the Baroque-flavored piece “Villa Madama,” which was fe…
Papetura Soundtrack
*2025 stock* Papetura is an atmospheric puzzle adventure game by Tomasz Ostafin (Petums) made entirely out of paper with original music composed by Floex (Tomáš Dvořák).
Samorost 3 Soundtrack
*2025 stock* Samorost 3 is an exploration adventure and puzzle game from the Amanita Design (creators of Machinarium) with original music by Floex.
Are We Now Here Or Nowhere?
*2025 stock. 300 copies limited edition* “Are We Now Here or Nowhere? is an unconventional album by Czech standards, it mixes several musical forms and genres. The combination of various forms of jazz, hip hop, sampling, rap and vocal improvisations has the clear distinguishing marks of music by the duo Radimo and Hey!zeus ― their musical experiment works on several levels.” ― Musicserver
Habibi Funk: A Selection From Libyan Tapes
Habibi Funk is more than happy to announce our 31st release which happens to be our 3rd various artists compilation. The album is dedicated to the cassette tape scene in Libya from the late 80s to early 2000s, from disco to reggae to pop. All songs previously unreleased outside of Libya and not available on any DSP platforms.
Bombin'
Originally recorded in 1985 Bombin' is the iconic title track from Dick Fontaine's acclaimed graffiti documentary that originally aired on UK's Channel 4 in early 1988. The documentary follows the journey of graffiti artist Brim, as he travels from The Bronx, New York to various locations across the UK, encountering legendary figures including a young Goldie (MBE) and 3D (Massive Attack / The Wild Bunch). The track became legendary to a generation of graffiti artists and Hip Hop lovers who grew …
Ken Andi Habib
Wewantsounds is delighted to continue its Algerian music reissue program with the release of Freh Khodja's sought-after 1975 LP, Ken Andy Habib. Recorded in Paris with Les Flammes, a group of immigrant musicians, the album is now reissued for the first time. Selected by Paris-based DJ Cheb Gero, who recently compiled the Sweet Rebels Rai set and curated the Abranis LP release for Wewantsounds, Ken Andi Habib is a masterful blend of Arabic music, jazz, Carribean/Latin grooves and funk. Featuring …
Music For Katla
*2025 stock* Icelandic composer Högni’s score for the much-acclaimed Netflix series Katla. The series takes place in Iceland. After the subglacial volcano Katla has been erupting constantly for a whole year, the main character Gríma is still looking for her missing sister who disappeared the day the eruption started. As her hope of ever finding her body is fading, the residents of the surrounding area start to have visits from unexpected guests. There might be something hidden under the glacier …
First Blues
"Rags, Ballads & Harmonium Songs. Chanteys, Come-All-Ye's, Aborigine Song Sticks. Gospel, Improvisations, Renaissance Lyrics, Blake Hymns, Bluegrass, Hillbilly Riffs, Country & Western, 50's R&B, Dirty Dozens & New Wave"
Allen Ginsberg's recorded opus gets its first ever full vinyl reissue on a gatefold double vinyl LP replete with photography by Robert Frank. Containing studio-recorded performances that he wrote, performed and taped in sessions taking place between 1971 and 1981 - featuring Bob…
Adulterio All'Italiana
Directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile, Adulterio all’italiana (Adultery Italian Style) is a biting comedy that targets bourgeois hypocrisy and the paradoxes of marriage in 1960s Italian society. Starring Ugo Tognazzi and Catherine Spaak, the film follows a couple in the midst of a full-blown marital crisis, navigating infidelity, subtle acts of revenge, and a battle of the sexes portrayed with intelligence and irony. Adding rhythm and color to this emotional battleground is Armando Trovajoli, who…
Il Faro In Capo Al Mondo
“Il faro in capo al mondo” (The Light at the Edge of the World) is a 1971 film directed by Kevin Billington, based on a novel by Jules Verne. It’s a dark, solitary adventure set on a remote island off Cape Horn, where a group of pirates led by the ruthless Jonathan Kongre (played by Yul Brynner) takes over a lighthouse to cause shipwrecks and plunder the remains. Kirk Douglas stars as the last surviving lighthouse keeper, caught in a grueling battle between man and nature, civilization and savag…
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly/Il Buono, Il Brutto E Il Cattivo
Directed by Sergio Leone, “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” is the final chapter in the legendary “Dollars Trilogy” and one of the most iconic films in cinema history. Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and Eli Wallach form an unforgettable triangle set against the backdrop of a grim, dusty, and almost surreal American Civil War. The film is epic, lyrical, and grotesque all at once—but what elevates it to true legend is the immortal soundtrack by Ennio Morricone. The legendary main theme is one of th…